Background
Parish, Suzanne Upjohn DeLano was born on November 13, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of Herman Allen DeLano and Dorothy (Upjohn) DeLano-Dalton.
Parish, Suzanne Upjohn DeLano was born on November 13, 1922 in New York City. Daughter of Herman Allen DeLano and Dorothy (Upjohn) DeLano-Dalton.
Student, Sarah Lawrence College, 1941-1942.
Vice president, Kal-Aero, Inc., Kalamazoo, since 1971; president, pilot, Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, since 1977.
Former member board directors William DeLano Memorial Clinic, Offender Aid and Restoration Association. Trustee Kalamazoo Civic Auditorium, since 1970, Nazareth College, since 1979, Holderness School, since 1981. Member Kalamazoo Civic Players.
Board governors Michigan Space Center, since 1985. Board directors Kalamazoo Institute Arts, since 1991. Pilot WASP, United States Army Air Force, 1944.
Member Warbirds American (former member board directors), Flying Tigers Association (life, honorary affiliate), P-40 Warhawk Pilots Association (past president, historian since 1981).
Married Preston Seiter Parish, April 17, 1948 (divorced June 1991). Children: Barbara E. Parish Gibbs, Katharine Anne Parish Miller, Peter William, Preston Laurence, David Carter.